Can Photographers Legally Refuse to Photograph an LGBT Wedding If It Violates Their Religion?

Can Photographers Legally Refuse to Photograph an LGBT Wedding If It Violates Their Religion?

Each of the 20 states which have these religious freedom (RFRA) laws write them differently. The first of its kind is a federal law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The act “gave religious objectors a statutory presumptive entitlement to exemption from generally applicable laws (subject to strict scrutiny). Government may substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person . . . is the least restrictive means of furthering [a] compelling governmental interest.’

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